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Organizations relating to Municipalities
Union of Ibero-American Capital Cities / Madrid, Spain / Est. 1982
East African Local Governments Association / Arusha, Tanzania UR / Est. 2005
Business European Capital Cities / Paris, France / Est. 1989
Ibero-American Union of Municipalists / Granada, Spain / Est. 1990
European Confederation of Local Intermediate Authorities / Brussels, Belgium / Est. 2008
Union of Central and South-Eastern European Capitals / Athens, Greece / Est. 1995
Partenalia / Brussels, Belgium / Est. 1993
Caribbean Forum of Local Government Ministers / Kingston, Jamaica / Est. 2004
Red Interamericana de Alto Nivel Sobre Descentralización, Gobierno Local y Participación Ciudadana / Washington DC, USA / Est. 2001
Arab Towns Development Fund / Kaifan, Kuwait / Est. 1979
East and Southeast Asia Network for Better Local Governments / Makati, Philippines
International Institute of Municipal Clerks / Rancho Cucamonga CA, USA / Est. 1947
Council of Local Authorities for International Relations / Tokyo, Japan / Est. 1988
Acceso / San José, Costa Rica
International Permanent Secretariat Human Rights and Local Governments / Nantes, France / Est. 2006
Institute of Municipal Engineering of Southern Africa / Westville, South Africa / Est. 1961
Local Government International Bureau / London, UK
Fondo Andaluz de Municipios para la Solidaridad Internacional / Córdoba, Spain
Institute of the Regions of Europe / Salzburg, Austria / Est. 2004
Council of Commonwealth Municipalities / Est. 1964
Federación de Municipalidades de Centroamérica y Panama / Est. 1977
Asociación de Técnicos Municipales de América Latina
International Municipal Lawyers Association / Rockville MD, USA / Est. 1935
Europe Brussels International / Brussels, Belgium
Conférence mondiale des capitales nationales et régionales sur la ville et la paix
Pacific Asian Congress of Municipalities / Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Agreement Concerning Cooperation at Local Government Levels Across Inter-Nordic National Borders / Est. 1977
Convention Concerning Labour Inspectorates in Non-metropolitan Territories / Geneva, Switzerland / Est. 1947
Convention Concerning Labour Standards in Non-metropolitan Territories / Geneva, Switzerland / Est. 1947
Convention Concerning the Right of Association and the Settlement of Labour Disputes in Non-metropolitan Territories / Geneva, Switzerland / Est. 1947
Charter on the Participation of Young People in Municipal and Regional Affairs / Est. 1992
Agreement Concerning Cooperation Over the Nordic National Frontiers between Local Authorities / Est. 1977
Convention Concerning Social Policy in Non-metropolitan Territories / Geneva, Switzerland / Est. 1947
Convention Regulating Provincial, Communal and District Pensions / Est. 1923
International Institute for Municipal Development Henri Jaquet / Créteil, France
International Union of Local Authorities - Asian and Pacific Section / Est. 1989
International Institute for Municipal Sciences / Est. 1968
European Forum - Capital Cities of United Europe / Sofia, Bulgaria / Est. 1992
Red Centroamericana de Legisladores por el Fortalecimiento y la Descentralización Municipal
Steering Committee for Regional and Municipal Matters / Est. 1970
European Network of Local Authorities Against Discrimination / Saint-Denis, France
Entente municipale internationale
Eurometropoles
Fédération des capitales du monde / Est. 1987
Association of Regions around National Capitals / Est. 1965
European Committee for the Development of the Meuse and Meuse/Rhine Links / Est. 1954
International Union of Mayors / Düsseldorf, Germany / Est. 1948
Red de Asociaciones Municipales de América Latina / Cochabamba, Bolivia / Est. 1993
Major Local Government Associations of North America / Washington DC, USA
Local Initiative Facility for the Environment / Est. 1992
View all profiles (196 total) in the Yearbook of International Organizations
World Problems relating to Municipalities
From the Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human PotentialInadequate urban political machinery
Discrimination against minority languages
Single-use urban areas
Excessive size of metropolitan regions
Inadequate local government financing
Inappropriate local administrative organization
Lack of sanitation in cities
Inadequate waste incineration
Defective municipal water delivery equipment
Action Strategies relating to Municipalities
From the Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human PotentialReducing local energy costs
Improving public utilities in urban areas
Using ecological approach for environmental infrastructure
Outsourcing government regulatory responsibilities
Planning municipal sewage plants
Coordinating local authority
Strengthening local governments
Abstaining from local authority planning
Disposing of household refuse
Providing sufficient local authority planning
Collecting information on sustainable strategies of local authorities
Strengthening role of local authorities in sustainable development
Supporting public participation in urban environment improvement programmes
Planning cities
Operating metropolitan railways
Developing industrial zone
Helping local authorities modernize management
Developing international municipal relations
Developing training materials for local government
Increasing access to local authorities
Integrating districts
Covering-up local government scandal
Including resource recovery in local authority waste management plans
Ensuring competent rural councils
Reprimanding misconduct in local government office
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